ana's clippings

"I’m not a developer, so I can afford to spend the time really thinking about my ideas"

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:46 +0200

“I’m not a developer, so I can afford to spend the time really thinking about my ideas”

- Hacker News | Has anyone done market research for their startup?

Photo Essay: The Denim Factory - David Friedman Photography:...

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:11:04 +0200

Photo Essay: The Denim Factory - David Friedman Photography: Blog

(via Google Video)

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:57:25 +0200

(via Google Video)

MAKE: Blog: Metal plates send messages to airport x-ray...

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:39:27 +0200

MAKE: Blog: Metal plates send messages to airport x-ray screeners

For rent: Reversible Destiny Lofts (w/ video) ::: Pink Tentacle

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:33:50 +0200

For rent: Reversible Destiny Lofts (w/ video) ::: Pink Tentacle

"It’s always been clear that being featured on TechCrunch isn’t a result of merit"

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:17:28 +0200

“It’s always been clear that being featured on TechCrunch isn’t a result of merit”

- Why You Always Read About YCombinator Startups on TechCrunch | uncov

"think twice about blogging in the tech area because it is so saturated with bloggers of all types"

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:54:50 +0200

“think twice about blogging in the tech area because it is so saturated with bloggers of all types”

- So You Want To Be A Rich And Famous Blogger Eh - WinExtra

"It seems someone at YouTUBE took this comic seriously and decided to add an “Audio Preview” feature...."

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:21:12 +0200

“It seems someone at YouTUBE took this comic seriously and decided to add an “Audio Preview” feature. Now you can hear your comments read aloud to you.”

- xkcd » Blog Archive » Youtube Audio Preview

"The Adult: Sheryl Sandberg"

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:48:54 +0200

“The Adult: Sheryl Sandberg”

- The Adult: Sheryl Sandberg - BusinessWeek

"Perhaps Google’s greatness can be measured by its failures as well as its successes."

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:42:54 +0200

“Perhaps Google’s greatness can be measured by its failures as well as its successes.”

- PC World - Top 10 Google Flubs, Flops, and Failures

"Many of the most interesting web services are like Craigslist, at their core, lightweight governance..."

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:42:59 +0200

“Many of the most interesting web services are like Craigslist, at their core, lightweight governance systems.”

- Why The Flow Of Innovation Has Reversed | Union Square Ventures: A New York Venture Capital Fund Focused on Early Stage & Startup Investing

"how critical the user interface is in consumer facing web services and how that might influence the..."

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:42:43 +0200

“how critical the user interface is in consumer facing web services and how that might influence the flow of innovation”

- Why The Flow Of Innovation Has Reversed | Union Square Ventures: A New York Venture Capital Fund Focused on Early Stage & Startup Investing

"One reason you should not use web applications to do your computing is that you lose control,”..."

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:39:37 +0200

““One reason you should not use web applications to do your computing is that you lose control,” he said. “It’s just as bad as using a proprietary program. Do your own computing on your own computer with your copy of a freedom-respecting program. If you use a proprietary program or somebody else’s web server, you’re defenceless. You’re putty in the hands of whoever developed that software.””

- Cloud computing is a trap, warns GNU founder | Technology | guardian.co.uk

"We even had to double-check that Gmail really still was in beta."

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:02:13 +0200

“We even had to double-check that Gmail really still was in beta.”

- Royal Pingdom » Blog Archive » Why is almost half of Google in beta?

"Habari is just as much a way of coding as it is a blogging platform."

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:55:17 +0200

“Habari is just as much a way of coding as it is a blogging platform.”

- Will Habari Be The Next WordPress? - ReadWriteWeb

"May Those Who Help The Most Win"

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:46:51 +0200

“May Those Who Help The Most Win”

- Project 10 to the 100th

"page, larry (n) A website that becomes integral to one’s web experience. “Yeah, I..."

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:30:27 +0200

“page, larry (n) A website that becomes integral to one’s web experience. “Yeah, I can’t go on the Internet nowadays without checking Twitter — it’s my larry page””

- Main Page - The Internet Lexicon Wiki

"If two people have the same worldview and the same data, they’ll make the same decision, every..."

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:49:33 +0200

“If two people have the same worldview and the same data, they’ll make the same decision, every time (unless they’re stupid.)”

- Seth’s Blog: Probably not stupid

Daily Kos: Mid-afternoon thread

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:18:34 +0200

Daily Kos: Mid-afternoon thread

"the engineer’s point of view puts trust in human improvement"

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:35:51 +0200

“the engineer’s point of view puts trust in human improvement”

- Technology doesn’t dumb us down - International Herald Tribune